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Day 5: Tuena to Blayney
71 km (44 miles) - Total so far: 435 km (270 miles)

After all the animals and birds went to sleep it was very peaceful last night. When I woke up this morning it was very foggy. Boiled up my baked beans for breakfast. Yummy.

I was riding at about 8am. Started with a nice long climb, followed by a good downhill. Only to be followed by another climb. Whilst taking a break on the second climb, saw another cyclist heading the opposite way. He was doing a 5 day tour around the area. We chatted for 20 minutes (forgot his name) and then continued our rides. A few more kms I saw the turn off to Abercrombie caves.

One of the old bridges I crossed this morning

A rare photo with the bike

It was a nice easy 2km descent to the caves. When I got there I couldn't unclip my right foot. So spent 10 minutes trying to get the shoe off the pedal. Once I did, I noticed one of the bolts was missing again. So retightened the remaining bolt and went to have a look at the caves.

The caves are made of sandstone and there is a small river running through it. There is an area you can camp which looked nice. Once I got my ticket it was a self-guided tour through the caves. You can also go on tours of some of the other caves in the area, but they didn't start to the afternoon.
These wallabies didn't hop away when they saw me

Abercrombie caves


Once I finished at the caves, The fog had cleared to a nice blue sky. I was back on the bike by 11am and had a nice climb for the next 20 or so kms. Which meant I had been climbing for most of the last 50kms. My legs were starting to feel tired, so I headed towards Blayney for the night.

The last 15kms into Blayney was mostly downhill, which felt great. I went to the campsite and set myself up. Was hoping to get a new bolt here, but the hardware stores don't seem to have any which fit. So will need to try a bike shop tomorrow.

Despite the hills which went on and on today, the scenery was just great. The rolling hills, rivers and wildlife was just amazing. Looking forward to a good sleep tonight.
< Day 4: Goulburn to Tuena
Day 6: Blayney to Canowindra >
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  • Tours around Oz
    • Adelaide to Melbourne
    • Back to Lithgow
    • Bairnsdale to Canberra
    • Cairns to Darwin
    • Melbourne to Sydney
    • Mittagong to Dungog
    • Mount Victoria and around to Sydney
    • Perth to Adelaide
    • Port Augusta to Uluru
    • Tasmania
  • Rides around Sydney
    • Akuna Bay, West Head & Manly
    • A ride through Royal National Park
    • Southern Highlands to Kiama
  • Japan 2017
  • The equipment
    • The bikes
    • The luggage
    • The kitchen
    • The tent & sleeping bits
    • Location shots
  • Resources & Contact